MONTGOMERY – For those who will be out of town for this month’s municipal elections, the time to apply for an absentee ballot is running out.
Municipal absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Aug. 19, said Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is Aug. 21. The municipal elections are Aug. 26.
Absentee ballots returned in-person must be received by the municipal absentee election manager by close of business on the day before the election, Aug. 25. Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received no later than noon Election Day.
“Absentee voting is a vital component of our elections process. Preserving the integrity of absentee voting is of utmost importance to my office,” Allen said. “That is why I have fought to protect Alabama voters against bad actors who profit off of absentee elections through the passage of SB1 and assisted law enforcement in the prosecution of absentee ballot fraud.”
It is recommended to mail in absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots at least two weeks before the deadline for municipal absentee election managers to receive them.
Voters are required to present a valid form of photo identification before voting at their polling place or by absentee ballot.
For more information on absentee voting in Alabama or to download a municipal election absentee ballot application, visit www.AlabamaVotes.gov.
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